Burkina Faso vs Zambia: School age population, primary education, both sexes
Burkina Faso
3.50 million number
in 2020
Zambia
3.56 million number
in 2020
Burkina Faso rank
42nd
Zambia rank
40th
School age population, primary education, both sexes over time
- Burkina Faso
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 3.56 million number against 3.50 million number in Burkina Faso, a difference of 66,550 number.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 42nd and Zambia ranks 40th of 206 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 938,071 number | 955,820 number | 17,750 number | Zambia |
| 1980s | 1.22 million number | 1.36 million number | 140,447 number | Zambia |
| 1990s | 1.65 million number | 1.78 million number | 128,788 number | Zambia |
| 2000s | 2.16 million number | 2.28 million number | 125,481 number | Zambia |
| 2010s | 3.02 million number | 3.11 million number | 94,942 number | Zambia |
| 2020s | 3.50 million number | 3.56 million number | 66,550 number | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, primary education, both sexes, Burkina Faso or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 3.56 million number against 3.50 million number in Burkina Faso as of 2020.
- What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between Burkina Faso and Zambia?
- 66,550 number, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Zambia?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
- How do Burkina Faso and Zambia rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Burkina Faso ranks 42nd and Zambia ranks 40th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.